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Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Most people who fall sick with COVID-19 will experience mild to moderate symptoms and recover without special treatment. However, some will become seriously ill and require medical attention.

‘Long COVID’ may lead to lingering airways disease, study finds

A new study from the University of Iowa found disease of the small airways in the lungs is a potential long-lasting effect of COVID-19. They...

What’s behind post-COVID brain fog?

As a neurologist working in the COVID Survivorship Program at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, I find that my patients all have similar issues. It’s...

This drug may prevent severe COVID-19, new study finds

In a new study from the William Osler Health Centre, researchers found for people with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 and a high risk for progression, sotrovimab...

How COVID-19 triggers immune response in brain

In a new study from the University of Huddersfield, researchers found how the induction of brain inflammation accounts for neurological damage in COVID19 patients...

COVID-19 vaccination is safe to people with heart inflammation

In a new study, researchers found that COVID-19 vaccination in patients who had an inflamed heart muscle in the past is not linked to...

COVID-19 and colonoscopies: 5 things to know

With the downward curve in COVID-19 cases, more and more people are pursuing once-delayed medical treatment. It’s a positive trend that University of Michigan Health...

Many people with long COVID get memory problems, Cambridge study shows

In a new study from the University of Cambridge, researchers found weven in ten long COVID patients experience concentration and memory problems several months...

Two years into Covid-19, where do we go from here

Precisely two years ago last week, then-Governor Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency in New York as it quickly became clear that the...

Fewer antibodies against COVID-19 in older people, study finds

In a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers found older people appear to have fewer antibodies against the novel...

Scientists find persistent immune inflammation after mild COVID-19

In a new study from Karolinska Institutet, researchers found why some people suffer from long-lasting symptoms after COVID-19 infection. They found that a certain type...